Hi Jordan
I just now learned that a meal has to have at least 3 grams of leucine in order to trigger muscle protein synthesis. But then at the same time I see you (BBM that is) hinting that we do not need to worry about that as long as we get an adequate amount of protein. But that confuses me - the fact that ~3 grams of leucine is needed to trigger MPS is either true or false. If true - and if it’s also true that MPS is needed to build muscle - how is this not something that I should take into account?
To be very specific:
I usually have about 200-250 grams of low fat greek yoghurt before bed. That’s not 3 grams of leucine. Maybe 2-2.5. Is this serving of protein pointless for building muscle since it does not trigger MPS? If answer is no - how is it not pointless?
I hope you can clear things up a bit
thanks in advance
I just now learned that a meal has to have at least 3 grams of leucine in order to trigger muscle protein synthesis. But then at the same time I see you (BBM that is) hinting that we do not need to worry about that as long as we get an adequate amount of protein. But that confuses me - the fact that ~3 grams of leucine is needed to trigger MPS is either true or false. If true - and if it’s also true that MPS is needed to build muscle - how is this not something that I should take into account?
To be very specific:
I usually have about 200-250 grams of low fat greek yoghurt before bed. That’s not 3 grams of leucine. Maybe 2-2.5. Is this serving of protein pointless for building muscle since it does not trigger MPS? If answer is no - how is it not pointless?
I hope you can clear things up a bit
thanks in advance
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